停职 (tíng zhí) — to suspend (someone) from duty/office

Definition

停职 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to suspend from duty/office'. You can split it to insert details: 被停了职 (was suspended), 停过职 (has been suspended before). It's very common in passive constructions with 被 (often 被停职 as a fixed phrase), and the separation usually occurs with 了 or a duration/measure word between the two syllables.

v.o.

to suspend (someone) from duty/office

Examples

停职。
Tā yīnwèi tānwū bèi tíng zhí le.
He was suspended from duty because of corruption.
。
Gōngsī tíng le tā sān gè yuè de zhí.
The company suspended him for three months.
停职，。
Tā bèi tíng zhí diàochá, xiànzài bù néng shàngbān.
He was suspended pending investigation and can't go to work now.

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